12+ Strange Things People Needed Help To Identify

Identifying this doesn't seem like it would be easy, but someone spotted it perfectly within an hour. What helps is that the Asian character depicted on this leg matches the figure made for WWE wrestler AJ Styles.

And that's apparently because they're parts belonging to a Thermomix food processor, which the uploader doesn't own.

I wonder if this is how the person who used to live there will finally find out where these things went.

And that probably goes a long way to explain why this miniature replica of a "yawning" mask used in Balinese dances was manufactured.

It's certainly memorable.

Fortunately, it didn't take long before somebody clued them in that this is a holder for a mosquito coil. That's a type of incense that's supposed to repel the little pests.

I'm not sure that feature is particularly helpful when someone is serving drinks with this thing, but that is nonetheless its intended purpose.

After all, it's not like that's a place where we usually find old Ramen noodles. As far as anyone can tell, the noodles either fell from the upstairs neighbor's balcony or an animal left them here.

That's because this is a drain plug that's specifically intended for use on boats. Depending on where they found it, it was probably a long way from home.

Apparently, this is a cell phone speaker that somebody removed from their phone for whatever reason.

The uploader figured that a strong wind blew it here, but what happened before that?

The answer, it turns out, is that it was made from volvarina shells. And what's a volvarina? A tiny sea snail, apparently.

But while initial guesses ranged from fungus to tree byproducts, it turned out that this is actually the absorbent found in diapers.

And since the uploader had to put diapers on their dog because it's in heat, I think we can consider this a solved mystery.

Although they were actually close to this thing's intended purpose, it's actually meant to split English muffins.

Obviously, its makers were thinking a little too small because that's not all it's good for.

They said that their elevator was no longer working, which makes a lot of sense considering that this is what an elevator's motor looks like.

It's likely being replaced.

And their purchase turned out to be important information because this is a apparently a portable bidet made to attach to water bottles.

Obviously, not one that anyone actually intends to drink out of.

Since it was completely flat on the other side, they figured that this wasn't actually a staircase and they were right. It's actually a retention pond used in case of flooding that were often built next to mills.

Since this one was near an old mill, that information checks out.

As one sharp-eyed commenter spotted, these are the eggs of a small bird called the dark-eyed Junco that's commonly found in the Pacific Northwest.

As someone discovered, they were right because this is a knob that you affix to either a cabinet or a drawer. That person gets bonus points because they even found it that it was made by Hickory Hardware.

I suppose it is kind of odd to see CDs hanging from twine in somebody's yard if you don't know the secret. Apparently, birds get freaked out by the reflections they see in CDs, which keeps them away while this person re-seeds their lawn.

That's because we're looking at a duster without the part that actually does the dusting.

It's intended to just slide a replacement over those two little wires, though, so it's not like it's broken.

After some initial confusion, this person eventually learned that this was some epoxy putty. It's soft now, but it's supposed to harden once they knead it and activate it.

That's because this is a hand and foot rest that cyclists can use when they're stopped at this crosswalk.

However, the blurb about real-time traffic info is a bit of a clue because that bar is actually a tire pressure gauge.

First off, you might have suspected that these are insect eggs and you would be right. Secondly, these holes we can see in them indicates that they've already hatched.

And to top it all off, they're likely to be stink bugs. Yay...

As the uploader was disheartened to discover, one room in their house was filled with cockroach egg sacs. Yeah, everybody's favorite visitor.

So I guess it's not so surprising that they'd want to find out what they've really got here. It turns out that it's a gambrel used for hanging up game as a hunter takes what they need from it.

Considering that they're a hunter themselves, the uploader was a little embarrassed not to recognize it.

Apparently, it's supposed to hold clothes hangers. Someone else apparently dried socks on one of these, which at least gives it another use.

Apparently, central air isn't very common in much of Asia because a lack of local lumber means most buildings are made of concrete, which is hard to install ducting in.

So instead, people will buy these large, free-standing air conditioners.

And yes, the unusual design shows that this wasn't made simply to hammer nails. Instead, it's actually a blacksmithing tool.

And that means that the spring in this center punch, which is used to mark the center of a hole for drilling, is working properly.

As one commenter pointed out, however, this is also sometimes used by thieves to break car windows. As they put it, "it probably wasn't a tradesman that dropped it."

They figured it may have been on a ship since they're near a river, but it's more likely to be a silo for wood chips or something similar. Strange as it may seem, it's not unusual for those to be set up so quickly.

They also wondered why a little piece of jelly would be so guarded and the answer apparently concerns the fact that it's either a gummy variant of LSD or a marijuana edible.

Either way, it sounds like someone needs to have a talk with whoever they live with.